The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-29
GAVE HER A COTTON BALE.
Montgomery Unique Testimonial to Mrs.
Cleveland.

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House, where she received large
number of the ladies of the city. The
| President was taken to the capitol
building, from the south front of which
speeches of welcome were made by
Gov. Taylor and r. s. Colyar, editor
of the Nashville American, tc
which the President responded A
| public reception was then held in the
rotunda, and the party left for Chatta
nooga at noon. The stop at the latter
place was very brief, but many of those
| present shook hands with the Preside mt.
When the train reached Atlanta an
anoying misunderstanding occurred
Gov. Taylor and his staff had come from
| Nashville on the pilot train to assist
in doing the honors of the occasion
and had prepared little procession
of their own which was to make It's
way to the courthouse and there
be in readiness to receive the
| President on his arrival. The two pro-
| cessions got mixed up in some way and
| in the gathering darkness some carriages
of the Presidents party followed the
governor, while the President and
postmaster-general were being conveyed
with much pomp away in the rain
| towards another quarter OF the town
| The governor seems to have arrived al
the rendezvous, but for some unex
] planned reason the Presidents proces.
ion brought up at the station without
| ever having visited the court house
where 10000 people were waiting 10 SEE
the pageant. A little later the Presi
dents companions who had been led
estray discovered their predicament
and fearing they would be left behind
made their way on their own hook tC
the station.
| The presidential party did not retire
until o'clock this morning, it having
| been found impossible to get their bag
gage through the crowds and to theil
| rooms earlier. AS consequence they
| hreakfasted late this morning. AT l.
O'Clock President Collins and Vice
] President Grady, of the exposition
called at The Presidents room and es
corted the President, Mrs. Cleveland
and Postmaster-GeneralV Villas to the cap
itol, where they entered the governor
room and were received by Gov. Cor
don. The visiting governors guard
the supreme court of the state, the mem
bers of the governors staff, the United
States officials, the municipal authorities
and the members of the legislature were
presented to the city's guests. The Ger
emonial over the distinguished visitors
escorted by Gov. Gordon, SENATOR
Brown and Colquitt, and accompanied
by the visiting governors, and many
other people of distinction, proceeded
10 Piedmont Park, which is the exposi
ton grounds. A national salute wa
| fired as the procession entered the
gates of the enclosure aud proceeded tt
the speakers stand. The iormalities o
welcome to the President began will
prayer by Rev. DR.. Bartlett, of the
| Presbyterian Church, after which H. w
Grady, vice-president of the exposition
in a brief but eloquent speech extended
a welcome to the President.
From the speaking stand the presi
dental party was conducted to machin
cry hall in which they tarried nearly
half an hour. 1t was proposed to take
them thence to the main hall of the ex
position, but the crowd was too impene
trable. The public reception at the ex
position grounds was pleasant affair o
its kind, no attempt being made
to shake the hands of the passers
by and the whole proceeding be
ing over IN three-quarters of al
hour. The visitors were ther
conducted to the clubhouse OF the Gen
tiemen's Driving Club, where lunch
was served under the supervision o
the wives of club members. The marty
| tlltH went 10 luclT TOOlDS at The note
where they remained until O'Clock
The gentlemen of the party dined with
Gov. Gordon, in the evening. Among the
guests invited to meet them were Gov
Perry, of Florida; Gov. Richardson, O
South Carolina; Senators Brown and Col
quit; Gen. Jackson, of Louisville; Pres
ident Davidson, of the Georgia senate
Speaker Little, of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes; Gen. Pierce, NJ. r. Young
and Henry w. Grady. At the same
| hour Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Villas
were entertained at dinner by Mrs r.
II. Porter, some of the leading society
ladies of Atlanta being invited to meet
| them. After dinner they received g
large number of the ladies at the Por-
ter mansion. Later the entire party
attended reception by the Capital City
Club from 9 Ito y o'clock.
At Atlanta on the 10Th, the presiden-
tial party break tasted with Senator Col
quit. There were about thirty guests
| present. Although a steady rain fell all
day, crowd of 10000 spent most of the
time in the open air in an attempt to
J carry out the pre-arranged programme
! In the afternoon the President was en-,
| tertained by the Hon. Julius Brown
son of Senator Brown. There
were present twenty-five invited
guests. The menu which had
been worked in feathers in Mex
leo, was presented to Mr. Cleveland al
the close of the dinner. At the same
hour an entertainment was given Mrs.
Cleveland by Mrs, Henry Grady For
two hours the ladies of the city called
| and paid their respects to the Presi-
| dents vie, In the evening a general
public reception was given at the execu-
tive mansion by Gov and Mrs. Gordon.
| The people marched in perfect streams,
| but there were SO many of them that
when the event closed thousands still
stood outside unable to gain admittance.
| The great event of the day, after the
| sham battle, was the torchlight process
| sion of the Young Mems Democratic
| Leagues of the state. A drenching rain
was falling but that did not dampen the
ardor of enthusiastic citizens who
| thronged the streets with flaming
| torches. The President left at midnight
for Montgomery.
| MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 20.-After a
good nights rest, the presidential tour
! lists arrived here at o'clock this morn
ing. There were the usual large crowds
in waiting but the strictest order pre-
vailed. Commerce Street, from the
station to the hotel, nearly a half mile
away, was lined by troops on each side,
who kept a wide avenue open from curb
TO euro. Gov. Seav, Mayor Reese and
Col. Newman, president of the State
Agricultural Society, who composed a
| reception committee, were within the
| lines and conducted the guests at once
to their carriages and then TO the hotel.
| The manner of the reception made an
exceedingly favorable impression upon
the minds of the President and all his
| companions.
At the hotel Senator Pugh, Senator
| Morgan, the members of the GOVERNOR s
staff, the president of the Senate, the
| speaker of the House, ex-Gov. O'Neil,
| Congressman Davidson and number of
| ladies. greeted the city's guests in the
hotel parlors where a half hour was
| spent in making and renewing acquain-
tances. The presidential party break
| tasted at the hotel with Gov. and Mrs.
Ssay, Col. and Mrs. Newman, Mayor
Reese and daughter, ex-Gov. O'Neil,
| Senator Morgan, Senator Pugh and few